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BALDRIC
Definition of BALDRIC
noun
A broad belt, originally of leather and often richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip (across the breast and under the opposite arm), which was formerly used to hold a sword, a bugle, etc., and is now chiefly worn for ceremonial purposes; also , any belt.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English baudrik, bauderik, baudry (“belt worn over the shoulder or around the waist for carrying a sword, etc., baldric; (by extension) type of leather strap”), from Old French baldré, baldrei, baudré (“crossbelt, sword-belt”) (modern French baudrier); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Frankish *balterād, from earlier *baltiraidī (“belt gear, belt equipment”) (compare Old Occitan baldrei, baudrat), from Frankish *balti (“belt”), from Latin balteus (possibly borrowed from Etruscan 𐌁𐌀𐌋𐌕𐌄𐌀 (baltea, “belt”)) + Frankish *(ga)raidī (“equipment”). However, the Oxford English Dictionary states that a derivation from balteus does not satisfactorily account for the bald- spelling in the various languages. Middle High German balderich, belderich, derived from the Old French word, may have influenced the Middle English form. Sense 2.3 (“zodiac”) is from its resemblance to a belt ornamented with jewels (sense 1).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,761)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BALDRIC · 10 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old Occitan.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BALDRIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 61 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BALDRIC starts with B and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ABCDILR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BALDRI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found BALDRIC?
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